COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 ETHNIC PROFILE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. WHAT IS AN ETHNIC PROFILE? 3
2. DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 5 2.1 Cultural diversity 7 2.2 Refugees 9 2.3 Age structure 9 2.4 Community survey – standard of living 10
3. EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME 12
4. SAFETY 14 4.1 Perceptions of safety 15 4.2 Community survey – home condition 16
5. GENERAL WELLBEING 17 5.1 Health and wellbeing 18 5.2 Physical activity 19
6. SOCIAL WELLBEING 20 6.1 Community survey – public transport 21 6.2 Community survey – public facilities 23 6.3 Engagement in democracy 24 6.4 Social connections 25 1
INTRODUCTION
2 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 1 INTRODUCTION What is an Ethnic Profile? Hamilton City Community Profiles provide information about community areas across Hamilton.
This profile specifically has a focus on migrant and ethnic communities in Hamilton. The information contained includes:
§§ About Ethnic Data §§ Demographic and social statistics compiled from the 2013 Census. Where applicable, results will be compared with the Hamilton average §§ Perceptions of the local ethnic community about their life experiences living in the area, compiled from the community survey §§ The views of residents about social services and public facilities, compiled from the community survey §§ Community needs, compiled from the community survey.
Who can use this Community Profile? The profile is designed to be used by individuals and organisations who have an interest in Hamilton’s ethnic community and it is intended to provide assistance to decision making for community initiatives and projects.
The profiles are also designed to be used by the residents of the community themselves, to help form a better understanding of their population and how it compares with the greater Hamilton community.
Sources Information has been accessed primarily from two sources:
§§ Census 2013 (Statistics New Zealand) §§ Hamilton City Council Community Surveys, conducted in 2014 Both these sources provide a snapshot of data at the time they were taken. Data generally does not measure longitudinal trends.
About Ethnic Data Ethnicity and ethnic data is collected by Statistics New Zealand through the Census.
Ethnicity is the ethnic group or groups a person identifies with or has a sense of belonging to. It is a measure of cultural affiliation (in contrast to race, ancestry, nationality, or citizenship). Ethnicity is self-perceived and a person can belong to more than one ethnic group.
An ethnic group is made up of people who have some or all of the following characteristics:
§§ a common proper name §§ one or more elements of common culture that need not be specified, but may include religion, customs, or language §§ a unique community of interests, feelings, and actions §§ a shared sense of common origins or ancestry §§ a common geographic origin. In ethnic group (grouped total responses) a person belonging to more than one ethnic group is counted once in each group. For example, at level one of this classification, a person of Samoan, Tongan, and German ethnicity would be counted once in the category of Pacific peoples and once as European.
For the purposes of this ethnic profile, responses from those who selected an ethnicity other than NZ European or Maaori have been counted. However, because a person can selected multiple ethnicities, a number of people who selected NZ European or Maaori will be represented in the results.
Community survey responses have also used the same parameters. Nearly 300 responses, or 18% of the total responses collected in the survey indicated an ethnicity other than NZ European or Maaori.
ETHNIC PROFILE 3 2 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
4 2 DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
Hamilton is an ethnically diverse city, and its residents represent over 160 different ethnic groups from around the world. Hamilton’s ethnic community is growing quickly, in line with the New Zealand average. The average of various ethnic groups varies widely, as well as where ethnic groups live in the city.
Approximately 30,000 people in Hamilton identify with a culture or ethnicity that is not NZ European or Maaori . This is almost a quarter of the Hamilton population. The ethnic community has a slightly larger proportion of males than females, which is the opposite of the general Hamilton population. Hamilton has a lower proportion of the population who identify as European, or Asian, compared to the national average, and a higher proportion who identify as Maaori, Asian and Middle Eastern, Latin American or African (Fig.1).
There is a larger proportion of those from ethnic communities living in the East of Hamilton, predominantly in the North East and near the University of Waikato (Fig.2)
MALE FEMALE Ethnic 51% 49% community
Hamilton 48% 52%
FIGURE 1: ETHNICITY OF RESIDENTS, HAMILTON AND NEW ZEALAND
¢ Hamilton ¢ New Zealand
w
74.0% 69.5%
21.3%
14.9% 13.8% 11.8% 7.4% 5.1% 2.0% 1.2% 1.6% 1.7%
European Maaori Pacific peoples As Asian Middle Eastern / Latin Other American / African Source: Census 2013
ETHNIC PROFILE 5 FIGURE 2: MAP OF POPULATION OF ETHNIC GROUPS IN HAMILTON
Legend Hamilton City Boundary Significant_Sites Population Ethnic Groups Besides European or Maori 12 - 200 201 - 500 Horsham Downs Te Rapa North 501 - 1000 1001 - 1500 Sylvester 1501 - 2025
Rototuna
Flagstaff
Huntington Pukete
Te Rapa Burbush Queenwood
Chedworth
St Andrews Chartwell
WINTEC Porritt
Fairview Downs
Rotokauri Clarkin
Beerescourt
Crawshaw Enderley Newstead
Brymer
Grandview Maeroa Claudelands
Nawton
Hamilton Central University of Waikato
WINTEC Silverdale Frankton
Swarbrick Dinsdale Hamilton East Hillcrest
Hamilton Lake
Naylor
Waikato Hospital Riverlea
Bader
Melville Temple View
Glenview Peacocke
Source: Census 2013
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6 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 2.1 Cultural Diversity Hamilton is experiencing a growth in ethnic diversity, with the number of people born outside New Zealand growing at a similar rate to the national average (Fig.3). Hamilton is experiencing significant growth in the number of people who speak languages other than those counted in the Census (Fig.4).
There are a number of significant ethnic populations and languages spoken within Hamilton (Fig.5-6) There is a higher proportion of migrants in Hamilton that have arrived in the last 4 years compared to the national average (Fig.7).
FIGURE 3: PERCENTAGE OF RESIDENTS WHO WERE FIGURE 4: “OTHER” LANGUAGE SPEAKERS 2001-2013, BORN OUTSIDE OF NEW ZEALAND, HAMILTON AND ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON NEW ZEALAND 2001-2013
¢ Hamilton ¢ New Zealand ¢ Hamilton ¢ New Zealand 25.2% 24.0% 22.9% 15.8% 21.9% 14.9% 14.0% 19.5% 13.3% 17.9% 10.9%10.8%
2001 2006 2013 2001 2006 2013 Source: Census 2013 Source: Census 2013
FIGURE 5: TOP TEN ETHNICITIES FOR HAMILTON
w
6,243
5,613
2,412 1,995 1,746 1,425 1,407 1,242 1,029 912
Indian Chinese Samoan British Filipinos Tongan Cook South Dutch Cambodian Islanders African
Source: Statistics New Zealand, customised report and licensed by Statistics NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence.
ETHNIC PROFILE 7 FIGURE 6: TOP TEN LANGUAGES SPOKEN (EXCL ENGLISH AND MAAORI), HAMILTON:
w
2,928
1,839 1,719
1,359 1,224 1,221 1,179 1,098 1,065 981
Hindi Sinitic North Tagalog French Afrikaans Yue Punjabi Samoan Spanish Chinese
Source: Statistics New Zealand, customised report and licensed by Statistics NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence.
FIGURE 7: LENGTH OF TIME LIVED IN NEW ZEALAND, HAMILTON AND NEW ZEALAND
23% 32% 26% 28%
New Zealand ¢ 1-4 years New Zealand Hamilton ¢ 5-9 years ¢ 10-19 years ¢ 20 years or more
24% 22% 20%
25%
Source: Statistics New Zealand, customised report and licensed by Statistics NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence.
8 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 2.3 Refugees Hamilton has become home to over 600 refugees in the last ten years. Refugees from 12 countries have settled in Hamilton since 2005, with a large majority coming from Afghanistan, Colombia and Myanmar since 2013 (Fig.8).
FIGURE 8: NATIONALITY OF HAMILTON REFUGEE ARRIVALS, 2013-2015
Myanmar Somalia 9% 3% Iraq 1% Eritrea Afghanistan 2% 29%
Ecuador 2%
Colombia 48%
Source: Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment, Refugee Quota Branch Statistics, July 2015
2.4 Age Structure The median age of ethnic communities varies between each ethnic group. The most populous ethnic groups in Hamilton all have a higher median age than those born in New Zealand (Fig.9)
FIGURE 9: MEDIAN AGE OF HAMILTON RESIDENTS, BY PLACE OF BIRTH
w
65.9
52.5 51.8
39.1 38.3 36.7 36.7 33.2 31.8 31.3 30.2
Netherlands United Cook Islands Cambodia Samoa South Africa Tonga Philippines China India New Zealand Kingdom
Source: Statistics New Zealand, customised report and licensed by Statistics NZ for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence
ETHNIC PROFILE 9 2.5. Community Survey – Standard of Living The community survey asks a variety of questions to respondents about their quality of life. A general question used to establish how participants feel about their quality of life, ranked from a line of high standard of living to low (Fig.10).
Respondents were also asked to assess how well their income meets their everyday needs. This question was asked to establish a greater understanding of the relationship between incomes and living costs, as opposed to simply measuring annual income (Fig.11).
Respondents were also asked to identify neighbourhood problems that may impact on quality of life. These ranged from distance to services and safety, to neighbourhood nuisances such as barking dogs (Fig.12).
FIGURE 10: SELF ASSESSED QUALITY OF LIFE, ETHNIC COMMUNITY RESPONSES
2% 2%
14% 8% ¢ High ¢ Fairly high ¢ Medium ¢ Fairly low ¢ Low 23% ¢ Don’t know
Source: Results from community survey, question 22: ‘How would you rate your standard of living?’
51%
FIGURE 11: HOUSEHOLD INCOME’S ABILITY TO MEET EVERYDAY NEEDS, ETHNIC RESPONSES
¢ More than enough ¢ Enough ¢ Just enough ¢ Not enough ¢ Don’t know 1%
13% 24% 38% 24%
Source: Results from community survey, question 24: ‘Thinking about how well your household income meets your everyday needs for such things as accommodation, food, clothing and other necessities. Would you say you have, not enough money, just enough money, enough money, or more than enough money?’
10 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 FIGURE 12: MAJOR PROBLEMS IN NEIGHBOURHOOD, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON 49% 21% 12% 53% 17% 14% No major problems Noise or vibration Barking dogs 13% 8% 5% 13% 9% 6% Problem neighbours It’s not safe Air pollution from traffic fumes, industry or other smoke 4% 4% 17% 5% 4% 17% It’s too far from work It’s too far from things I want to Other get to
3% Ethnic community ? Hamilton 2% Don’t know
Source: Results from community survey, question 12: ‘Think about the street or neighbourhood where you live. Are any of these things major problems for you? You can choose as many as you need’
ETHNIC PROFILE 11 3 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME
12 3 EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME
The unemployment rate for Hamilton’s ethnic population is lower than the Hamilton average. Incomes and proportion of students differ from the Hamilton average. Ethnic communities are involved in unpaid work at different rates to the Hamilton average. However, residents are involved in a number of unpaid and voluntary capacities.
The unemployment rate in Hamilton of those born outside New Zealand is 6.9 per cent, compared to the Hamilton average of 9.5 per cent.
There are is a lower proportion of people on incomes above $50,000 than the Hamilton average, and more people on incomes of less than $20,000 (Fig.13).
Hamilton is also home to around 4,000 international students studying at the University of Waikato, Wintec, and various other training facilities in the city. Approximately 27% of Hamilton’s ethnic community are studying.
Residents are engaged in unpaid work at different rates to the Hamilton average to the Hamilton average. However, looking after children, both within and outside of the household is the most common unpaid activity (Fig.14).
FIGURE 13: ANNUAL INCOME, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Under $20,000 ¢ $20,000 - $50,000 ¢ Over $50,000 w
Ethnic 49.8% 31.6% 18.6% community
Hamilton 39.9% 34.5% 25.6%
Source: Census 2013
FIGURE 14: ENGAGEMENT IN UNPAID WORK, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
w
33.4% 31.9%
17.8% 14.8% 11.4% 9.4% 7.8% 8.3% 6.5% 4.8%
Looking after a child Looking after a child Other helping or Helping someone who Looking after a member who is a member of own who does not live in own voluntary work for or is ill or has a disability of own household who is household household through any organisation, who does not live in own ill or has a disability group or Marae household Source: Census 2013
ETHNIC PROFILE 13 4
SAFETY
14 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 4 SAFETY
Safety is a critical indicator by which to profile a community. This can be measured through the impact of crime and perceptions of safety within the community. Hamilton’s ethnic community had more survey respondents who have been victims of crimes, but a similar number of residents feel safe in their neighbourhood compared to the Hamilton average, both during the day and night. Respondents did however consider they had more problems with housing, compared to the Hamilton average.
4.1 Perceptions of safety The community survey asks respondents about their perceptions of safety, particularly their experience with crime (Fig. 15). Respondents are also asked about their perception of safety within their own neighbourhood, both at day and at night (Figs.16 and 17).
FIGURE 15: SELF ASSESSED VICTIM OF CRIME, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON 2% ¢ Has NOT been a victim of crime ¢ Has been a victim of crime ¢ Don’t know
w
Ethnic 70% 28% community
Hamilton 72% 26%
2% Source: Results from community survey, question 18: ‘In the last 12 months, did you have any crimes committed against you? This could be anything from harassment, assault, or verbal abuse, to theft, vandalism or arson. Please don’t include traffic accidents.’
FIGURE 16: SELF ASSESSED PERCEPTION OF SAFETY FIGURE 17: SELF ASSESSED PERCEPTION OF SAFETY WITHIN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD DURING THE WITHIN THE NEIGHBOURHOOD AT NIGHT, ETHNIC DAYTIME, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
52% 47% 44% 37% 40% 34% 31% 27%
16% 14% 13%
8% 5% 6% 1% 1% Very unsafe Unsafe Safe Very safe Very unsafe Unsafe Safe Very safe Source: Results from community survey, question 14: Source: Results from community survey, question 16: ‘Overall, how safe do you feel walking alone in your ‘Overall, how safe do you feel walking alone in your neighbourhood during the day?’ neighbourhood at night?’
ETHNIC PROFILE 15 4.2 Community Survey – Home Condition In order to assess current home condition, respondents in the community survey were asked to identify any issues with the house they currently live in. This could include access to the dwelling, issues with housing condition (such as damp or cold houses), or cost to live in the house (Fig.18).
FIGURE 18: SELF ASSESSED ISSUES WITH CURRENT HOME, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON 47% 25% 21% 57% 20% 16% No major problems It’s too cold or difficult to heat/keep It’s damp warm 13% 11% 13% 12% 10% 8% It’s too small There are pests such as mice or It’s too expensive insects 10% 4% 13% 7% 4% 9% It’s in poor condition It’s hard to get to from the street Other
1% Ethnic community 2% ? Hamilton Don’t know
Source: Results from community survey, question 11: ‘Thinking about the house you currently live in, are any of these things a major problem for you?’
16 5
GENERAL WELLBEING
ETHNIC PROFILE 17 5 GENERAL WELLBEING
There are a number of factors that enable people to live fulfilling lives and make a community a good place to live. General wellbeing indicators show the ethnic community shows good general health and wellbeing. Residents are involved in a wide variety of sport and activities.
Topics covered in the General Wellbeing section are:
§§ Health and wellbeing §§ Physical activity
5.1 Health and Wellbeing
The community survey asked respondents how satisfied they were with their life, rating from very dissatisfied to very satisfied (Fig.19).
Survey participants were also asked the following question related to their quality of life (Fig.20):
IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, HAVE YOU DONE ANY OF THESE THINGS ‘A LITTLE’, OR ‘A LOT’?
§§ Gone without fresh fruit and vegetables to help keep down costs? §§ Continued wearing clothing that was worn out because you couldn’t afford a replacement? §§ Put off buying clothing for as long as possible to help keep down costs? §§ Stayed in bed longer to save on heating costs? §§ Postponed or put off visits to the doctor to help keep down costs? §§ NOT picked up a prescription to help keep down costs? §§ Spent less time on hobbies than you would like to help keep down costs? §§ Done without or cut back on trips to the shops or other local places to help keep down costs?
FIGURE 19: LIFE SATISFACTION, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Very dissatisfied ¢ Dissatisfied ¢ No feeling either way ¢ Satisfied ¢ Very satisfied ¢ Don’t know
2% 1%
w
Ethnic 10% 11% 52% 24% Community
Hamilton 8% 9% 49% 32%
1% 1% Source: Results from community survey, question 19: ‘How do you feel about your life as a whole right now?’
18 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 FIGURE 20: NUMBER OF ESSENTIALS GONE WITHOUT, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic Community ¢ Hamilton v 40% 36%
27% 24% 22%22% 15% 10% 3% 1% None of the above 1-2 of the above 3-5 of the above 6-8 of the above Don’t know
Source: Results from community survey, question 21: ‘In the last 12 months, have you done any of these things ‘a little’, or ‘a lot’?’
5.2 Physical activity Physical activity was an area covered in the community survey. Questions included what type of sport and recreation respondents engaged in (Fig.21). The category “other” includes dancing, coaching, gardening, umpiring/refereeing and cultural activities. Respondents were also asked how much time they spent exercising per week, with the recommended amount being 30 minutes a day (3.5 hours per week) (Fig.22).
FIGURE 21: REGULAR INVOLVEMENT IN SPORT AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 58% 54%
20% 22% 23% 14% 9% 10% 11% 7% 7% 6%
Active leisure e.g. Member of a gym, Other sport e.g. Social club sport Competitive club Other skateboarding, pool or leisure centre snowboarding, (winter and/or sport (winter and/or walking horse riding summer) summer)
Source: Results from community survey, question 52: ‘What sport and physical activity are you regularly involved in?’
FIGURE 22: AMOUNT OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY UNDERTAKEN IN A WEEK, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 28% 28% 23% 20% 17% 15% 16% 15% 13% 12%
7% 6%
None Less than 30 minutes 30 to 120 minutes 2 to 4 hours total 4 to 6 total More than 6 hours total during the week total total exercise during the week Source: Results from community survey, question 51: ‘The recommended amount of physical activity for an adult is 30 minutes a day (3.5 hours a week). Thinking about last week and all the physical activity you did for work, fitness, or fun, would you say you did?’
ETHNIC PROFILE 19 6
SOCIAL WELLBEING
20 6 SOCIAL WELLBEING
Social connections and access to facilities that enable people to connect with friends and family can improve quality of life for residents in a community. The Census and community survey measure a number of indicators that can contribute to social wellbeing in a community. Ethnic communities generally felt they had similar access to facilities and identified low levels of isolation that contribute to quality of life. Indicators include: §§ Transport options §§ Public facilities §§ Reading §§ Engagement in democracy §§ Social connections
6.1 Community Survey – Public Transport The community survey asked a variety of questions about public transport in Hamilton, including satisfaction with the service and condition of buses (Figs.23,24), as well as perceptions of safety when using public transport during the day and night (Figs.25,26).
FIGURE 23: SATISFACTION WITH ACCESS TO PUBLIC BUSES, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 38% 37%
26% 25%
19%
14%
9%9% 7% 6%
3% 2% 2% 1%1% 1%
Very satisfied Satisfied No feeling Dissatisfied Very I don’t use I don’t use Don’t know either way dissatisfied public transport public transport because its for other not available reasons in this area Source: Results from community survey, question 28: ‘How do you feel about your access to public buses?’
ETHNIC PROFILE 21 FIGURE 24: SATISFACTION WITH THE CONDITION OF PUBLIC BUSES, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v
45%
39%
24% 21% 19% 17% 14% 13%
4% 2% 1% 1% Very satisfied Satisfied No feeling either way Dissatisfied Very dissatisfied Don’tknow
Source: Results from community survey, question 29: ‘How do you feel about the condition of public buses?’
FIGURE 25: PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY WHILST USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT DURING THE DAY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 46%
40%
29% 26% 25% 22%
5% 4% 2% 1% Very unsafe Unsafe Safe Very safe Not applicable Source: Results from community survey, question 13: ‘Overall, how safe do you feel waiting for or using public transport during the day?’
22 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 FIGURE 26: PERCEPTIONS OF SAFETY WHILST USING PUBLIC TRANSPORT AT NIGHT, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
v ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton 38% 36%
29% 26%
23% 22%
10%
6% 6% 4%
Very unsafe Unsafe Safe Very safe Not applicable Source: Results from community survey, question 15: ‘Overall, how safe do you feel waiting for or using public transport at night?’
6.2 Community Survey - Public Facilities The community survey asked participants about the provision of public services and if they met their needs. Public services included shops, post offices, schools, libraries and medical services as examples, but could include many others. Respondents were asked to assess how many of the services they needed were easily accessible (Fig.27). Respondents were also asked to rate the condition of council facilities (Fig.28) and services (Fig.29).
FIGURE 27: ACCESS TO FACILITIES, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
v ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton 47%
39% 38% 38%
16%
10% 8% 4%
All of them Most of them Some of them Only a few of them Source: Results from community survey, question 25: ‘The following questions are about facilities that are in Hamilton, such as shops, schools, post shops, libraries, medical services and so on. How many of the facilities that you want to go to can you easily get to?’
ETHNIC PROFILE 23 FIGURE 28: SATISFACTION OF CONDITION OF COUNCIL FACILITIES, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Very dissatisfied ¢ Dissatisfied ¢ No feeling either way ¢ Satisfied ¢ Very satisfied ¢ Don’t know
2% 2%
w
Ethnic 11% 14% 60% 11% community
Hamilton 9% 18% 59% 11%
1% 2%
Source: Results from community survey, question 27: ‘How do you feel about the condition of facilities in Hamilton?’
FIGURE 29: SATISFACTION OF COUNCIL SERVICES, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Very dissatisfied ¢ Dissatisfied ¢ No feeling either way ¢ Satisfied ¢ Very satisfied ¢ Don’t know
2% 1%
w
Ethnic 10% 12% 55% 20% community
Hamilton 10% 14% 57% 18%
2%
Source: Results from community survey, question 30: ‘Overall, how do you feel about the quality of council services such as water supply, drainage, rubbish collection and roads?’ 6.3 Engagement in Democracy There is no specific data on the ethnicity of voters in elections in Hamilton. However, the New Zealand General Social Survey notes that recent migrants are less likely to vote than longer established migrants, and those who have a closer feeling of connection to New Zealand will be more likely to vote .
Responses given in the community survey for why participants didn’t vote at the general election included:
§§ I didn’t know enough about the people standing for election §§ I didn’t know enough about the issues §§ I meant to vote but didn’t get round to it or I forgot about it §§ I couldn’t vote because I was overseas
1 Statistics New Zealand (2014), Non-voters in 2008 and 2011 general elections: Findings from the New Zealand General Social Survey.
24 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 6.4 Social Connections A number of questions are asked in the community survey around social connections. These questions were asked to evaluate if respondents were well connected within their communities, and to their family and friends.
Questions asked included how often people felt isolated (Fig.30).
Questions were asked around how often respondents saw family members, both personally and through non-face-to-face means (Figs.31,32). Respondents were also asked if they felt this was often enough (Fig.33).These same questions were also asked of contact with friends (Figs.34-36).
Finally, respondents were asked what barriers existed to having the desired level of contact with family and friends (Fig. 37).
FIGURE 30: FEELINGS OF ISOLATION, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 50% w
42%
24% 25% 23%
17%
8% 6%
2% 1% 1% 1%
All of the time Most of the time Some of the time A little of the time None of the time Don’tknow
Source: Results from community survey, question 41: ‘Some people say they feel isolated from the people around them while others say they don’t. They might feel isolated even though they see family or friends every day. In the last four weeks, how often have you felt isolated from others?’
ETHNIC PROFILE 25 6.4.1 Family contact FIGURE 31: FREQUENCY OF FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH FAMILY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton 36% 35%
26% 23% 24% 19% 15% 13%
5% 2% 1% 1%
v w Every day Around 3-6 times a Around 1-2 times a Around once a At least once in the Don’t know week week fortnight last four weeks Source: Results from community survey, question 32: ‘In the last four weeks, how often have you seen (family or relatives)?’
FIGURE 32: FREQUENCY OF NON-FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH FAMILY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
36% 37%
28% 26%
17% 13% 13% 10% 8% 9%
2% 1%
v w Every day Around 3-6 times a Around 1-2 times a Around once a At least once in the Don’t know week week fortnight last four weeks Source: Results from community survey, question 34: ‘In the last four weeks, have you had at least one of these types of contact with family or relatives [who don’t live with you]? Examples of non-face-to-face contact include; - telephone - cellphone (calling, texting, video calling) - internet (email, instant messenger, chatrooms, web camera, Skype) - postal mail - fax
FIGURE 33: SELF PERCEIVED AMOUNT OF CONTACT WITH FAMILY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
65% 55%
41% 32%
2% 1% 2% 2%
v Too much About the right amount Not enough Don’t know Source: Results from community survey, question 35: ‘Thinking about all the types of contact you have with family or relatives who don’t live with you. Would you say that you have too much contact, about the right amount of contact, or not enough contact with them?’
26 6.4.2 Friends contact
FIGURE 34: FREQUENCY OF FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH FRIENDS, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 40% 38%
19% 20% 16% 16% 16% 14% 11% 7% 2% 1% Everyday Around 3-6 times a Around 1-2 times a Around once a At least once in the Don’t know week week fortnight last four weeks Source: Results from community survey, question 37: ‘In the last four weeks, how often have you seen (friends)?’
FIGURE 35: FREQUENCY OF NON-FACE-TO-FACE CONTACT WITH FAMILY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic Community ¢ Hamilton
v 34% 31%
23% 20% 19% 16% 14% 15% 12% 11%
3% 2%
Everyday Around 3-6 times a Around 1-2 times a Around once a At least once in the Don’t know week week fortnight last four weeks Source: Results from community survey, question 39: ‘In the last four weeks, have you had at least one of these types of contact with friends who don’t live with you]? Examples of non-face-to-face contact include; - telephone - cellphone (calling, texting, video calling) -internet (email, instant messenger, chatrooms, web camera, Skype) - postal mail -fax
FIGURE 36: SELF PERCEIVED AMOUNT OF CONTACT WITH FRIENDS, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON ¢ Ethnic community ¢ Hamilton
v 61% 63%
34%34%
2% 1% 3% 2% Too much About the right amount Not enough Don’t know Source: Results from community survey, question 40: ‘Thinking about all the types of contact you have with friends who don’t live with you Would you say that you have too much contact, about the right amount of contact, or not enough contact with them?’
ETHNIC PROFILE 27 FIGURE 36: BARRIERS TO CONTACT WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, ETHNIC COMMUNITY AND HAMILTON
Z 48% 38% 27% Z 45% 37% 28% Z They live in a different town, city or I’m too busy with my job I’m too tired at times to see or contact country/I’ve moved recently them 27% 28% 27% 27% 24% 22% They are too busy I’m too busy with family They aren’t available when I am 29% 12% 10% 20% 8% 7% I can’t afford to see or contact them I’m too busy with study I can’t get the childcare I need to be able to go out 6% 6% 6% 7% 7% 6% Health related reasons/my health is I choose not to contact them They choose not to contact me too poor 4% 4% 14% 3% 3% 17% I have no way of getting to them or I’m too busy with friends None of the above contacting them
2% 4% Ethnic Community 3% ? 4% Hamilton Don’t know Other
Source: Results from community survey, wuestion 42: ‘Which of these things, if any, make it hard for you to have contact with family or friends [who don’t live with you]? You can choose as many as you need.’
28 COMMUNITY PROFILE 2015 ETHNIC PROFILE 29 Hamilton City Council Community Development and Leisure Garden Place, Private Bag 3010, Hamilton www.hamilton.govt.nz/community-development